Assistant Vice President Risk Stewardship – Sanctions

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 62 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Assistant Vice President Risk Stewardship – Sanctions

Principal responsibilities

• Proactive approach to the identification of FC (Financial Crime) risk change and potential impacts.
• Identify FC  (Financial Crime)Risks in the relevant business and provide necessary assessments and solutions, including establish and implement strategic policies which ensure exposure to current risks and emerging arising risk is managed appropriately.
• Represent FC (Financial Crime) in relevant governance forums and attend to all internal and regulatory audits and inspections relevant to the business covered.
• Work closely with relevant stakeholders within Group, Regions, Functions (including DBS) and ServCo to provide expertise and support on all financial crime related matters.
• As one of the managers within the FC (Financial Crime) organization, the incumbent should drive consistency in messaging throughout the organization and building a culture of transparency between FC and 1LOD(Line of Defense)
• Support Sanctions risk Projects as SME support (Policy / Procedure, Analytics, Training etc.). Focus on aligning the HSBC operating practices with changes in Global FC policy and regulatory risk, and ensure that the FC  (Financial Crime)Risk Framework remains appropriate.
• Resolve any/all identified issues promptly, and escalate concerns to management as appropriate to ensure timely awareness of any material concerns.
• Maintain and observe all HSBC control standards and implement and observe the Global FC  (Financial Crime)Policy, including the timely implementation of recommendations made by internal/external auditors and external regulators.
• Maintain awareness of operational risk within assigned portfolio and minimise the likelihood of it occurring including its identification, assessment, mitigation and control, loss identification and reporting.
• Ability to clearly identify FC (Financial Crime) risks and provide necessary analysis, advice, solutions and support.